[theme-reviewers] help with review

[Chip Bennett]

What's the purpose of an iFrame, but to load an external resource/content?
It doesn't really matter what that content is. The screenshot link is a
great approach.


On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 12:38 PM, Greg Priday <greg at siteorigin.com> wrote:

> Chip - a related question for my own themes. Does this apply to Vimeo
> embeds as well?
>
> I just bundle a screenshot of a video with a play button overlaid. When a
> user clicks that, it opens up Vimeo in a new tab. Could I just embed the
> video iframe instead? That'd be much neater.
>
> Alternatively, could I keep this video screenshot and dynamically generate
> the Vimeo iframe in Javascript when the user clicks play? Could clicking
> play be considered "informed user consent"?
>
> In case it matters, the video is a promo video for a suggested free plugin.
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 3:13 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>
>> No. Themes should not link to any external resource. They can provide a
>> link to the external content, or include the content internally.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Kavita Kumawat <erkavecb at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I was reviewing this theme and the developer has put the iframe in theme
>>> options, linking to his website to be contacted.. is this allowed??
>>>
>>> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12793
>>>
>>> thanks in advance
>>> kavita
>>>
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